India is a country with polluted air, unhygienic food, mostly contaminated water sources, and densely packed dwellings. Researchers have found this whole hap-hazard living situation of millions of Indians makes them susceptible to many non-communicable illnesses such as chronic respiratory diseases, cancer, heart conditions, and
While the whole world is grappling with global warming, climate change, and unsettling virus outbreaks; a study has confirmed strange development – the African continent is slowly splitting into several tectonic blocks of different sizes. The split is supposed to happen through the entire East
With the arrival of winters, migratory birds have started their journeys. This year’s migration season has already commenced with 11 species of migratory birds that have swarmed Vaduvur, Udayamarthandapuram, and Point Calimere wildlife sanctuaries of Tamil Nadu. After two years of Cyclone Gaja ravaging the
Microplastics have merged as a big threat to the health of the planet and its inhabitants. Measuring up to just a few millimeters in size, these plastic products are incredibly difficult to trace; however, scientists are trying to detect its presence and density in various
While the current coronavirus pandemic has disrupted human lives to an unsettling amount, it still doesn’t level up to the dangers posed by global warming and rapidly changing climate. Recently a Red Cross report stated that climate change needs much urgent attention than COVID-19 as
Plastic has ailed our planet ever since its invention, and there doesn’t seem an end to this problem. The non-biodegradable product has seeped deep into the earth, traveled to the bottom of the ocean, and polluted the very air that living beings breathe. Ending the
Renewable energy resources have been high in demand, as the world races to reduce carbon emissions in order to prevent the rise of global temperatures. While ships were once the primary mode of international commerce, they have been less popular in contemporary times owing to
The decaying fish carcasses that lived in water bodies – contaminated with toxic mercury pollutants – have found their way into the remote oceanic regions, polluting the deepest sea trenches as well! The rotting fish bodies from near-surface waters deliver this mercury pollution to the
Winters are here and so is air pollution in Northern India. The national capital becomes a gas chamber during the cold season owing to the burning of crop residue in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana. Moreover, the cars, coal-fired power plants, and cookstoves
Once the greater gliders, the world’s biggest gliding mammals, roamed the Australian lands freely. However, with the climate changes and human activities, the animal now falls in the category of endangered species. To the delight of conservationists, researchers have recently revealed that there are actually